MothimLevel 20 ♂WormadamLevel 20 ♀Wormadam (Sandy Cloak)Level 20 ♀Wormadam (Trash Cloak)Level 20 ♀
Is Wormadam Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Female Burmy evolves at level 20. Bug/Grass, Bug/Ground, or Bug/Steel depending on cloak. AbilityAnticipation warns about super-effective moves. The Steel cloak (Trash form) is the most defensively interesting.
Roark's Pokemon outpace and outclass Burmy here.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
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Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
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Aaron's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
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Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
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Flint's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
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Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
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Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
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Cynthia's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
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Catch Burmy
Catch Burmy on Floaroma Meadow (Honey Tree, Lv 5-15, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 10NormalTacklePower 35Accuracy 95%PP 35
- LV 15BugBug BitePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 20NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- TUTORNormalSnorePower 40Accuracy 100%PP 15Snowpoint City
Evolve Burmy to Wormadam
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Gardenia, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 47GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORPoisonGunk ShotPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Burmy to Mothim
Burmy evolves into Mothim at Level 20. Your Burmy should hit Level 20 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 41FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 47BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Wormadam in Platinum
Wormadam is the female Burmy evolution, with no wild encounter of its own. Catch a female Burmy off the honey trees and level it to 20, and its cloak decides which Wormadam form you get.
Wild Wormadam may be holding when caught:
Silver Powder (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a shiny, silver powder that ups the power of Bug-type moves.Catch Burmy at any of these 18 spots to eventually evolve into Wormadam.
- 1Catch Burmy
- 2Evolve Wormadamat Lv.20
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Badge 8How to Obtain Wormadam in Pt
To get Wormadam, start by catching Burmy through headbutt encounters at Lv. 5-15. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Catch BurmyEterna ForestLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Floaroma MeadowLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Fuego IronworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 205 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 205 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 206Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 207Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 208Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 209Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 210 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 210 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 211 - EastLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 212 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 212 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 213Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 214Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 215Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 218Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 221Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 222Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Valley WindworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%
Step 2Wormadam ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Burmy egg.
How to Get Shiny Wormadam in Platinum
Wormadam comes from a female Burmy, so breed a Burmy through a foreign Ditto at 1 in 1,638, then evolve it. Compare Shiny Wormadam odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Wormadam Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum shiny odds for Wormadam.
Wormadam Weakness
Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, Bug, and Rock moves hit Wormadam for super-effective damage. Fire and Flying hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The Bug/Grass typing picks up 5 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fire, Flying |
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Poison, Bug, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Wormadam Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Wormadam
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wormadam View Monferno builds →Fire Blast 4x163-192%KO Rock Slide 2x40-48% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wormadam View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 4x101-120%KO Leech Life 2x13-16% | ||
 Growlithe Fire | C | |
 Ponyta Fire | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wormadam View Heracross builds →Aerial Ace 4x95-112%KO Rock Slide 2x59-69% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wormadam View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 4x121-144%KO Fire Fang 4x91-107%KO Rock Slide 2x77-92% Ice Fang 2x45-53% | ||
 Vulpix Fire | C | |
 Doduo Normal | C | |
 Staravia Normal | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wormadam View Vespiquen builds →Gust 4x60-72% Power Gem 2x33-40% Poison Sting 2x11-13% Fury Cutter 2x13-16% | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wormadam View Gliscor builds →Fire Fang 4x81-96% Poison Jab 2x49-59% Rock Slide 2x47-56% Ice Fang 2x40-48% | ||
Mothim Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wormadam View Mothim builds →Gust 4x68-80% Bug Bite 2x57-68% | ||
Wormadam Evolutions
You get Wormadam from Burmy at level 20. It's one of 2 possible evolutions in this branching family, each requiring its own method. Breed through Burmy to get eggs. Both Wormadam and Mothim hit 424 total stats from Burmy. The difference is how those stats are split. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Wormadam to get Burmy eggs using 48 partners from the Bug egg group.
Pt Wormadam Best Moveset
Bug/Grass Plant Cloak at 105 Sp. Def absorbs special hits, but 36 Speed and weak offenses leave the moveset unable to contribute. AbilityAnticipation warns about super-effective moves on switch-in.
Best Build
Wormadam best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Signal Beam
- Giga Drain
- Psychic
- Hidden Power Water
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Wormadam's Normal and Psychic coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Leaf Storm and Solar Beam for same-type damage. Psychic and Leaf Storm are the payoff moves.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
31 of 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When evolving, its body takes in surrounding materials. As a result, there are many body variations.
Wormadam Platinum Guide
For Platinum, it depends on your team. Wormadam rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Bug/Grass coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Platinum, use Wormadam as a balanced. Special attacks are the main output. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key.
For Platinum, run Calm on Wormadam. +Sp. Def is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
For Platinum, build your team around Forretress, Scizor, and Abomasnow. These have the highest co-usage rates with Wormadam in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Wormadam appears in 11 games across 6 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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